Head Coaches Engman and Swanepoel Take Top Honors at 2011 U.S. SQUASH Skill Level Championships

Courtesy: Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyars

NEW YORK - Following Columbia's first varsity squash season coming to an end, the Lions' head coaches Kelsey Engman and Jacques Swanepoel recently
returned to the court to compete at the 2011 U.S. SQUASH Skill Level Championships, and both
coaches took home top honors. The
tournament took place on April 29 and May 1 at the Meadow Mill Athletic
Club in Baltimore, Md.

Both Engman and Swanepoel qualified for the tournament by
being a winner or finalist in their division in one of seven Regional Skill
Level Championships that took place earlier this season.

Engman topped Kim Palterman, a Baltimore club pro, to finish
first in the Women's 5.0 draw.
Engman dominated Palterman, winning in three straight games, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6 to claim top
honors.

Swanepoel found himself pitted against Joe Russell in the
Men's 6.0 Championship finals. The
two had faced each other last year in the finals, and it was Russell that edged
Swanepoel in a thrilling five game battle. But this year, it was all Swanepoel who defeated Russell
12-10, 11-3, 4-11, and 11-9 to win the title. Swanepoel advanced to the finals
after defeating Adnan Gul 12-10, 11-1, 12-10 followed by an 11-0,
11-4, 11-2 win over Phillip Carbajal.